Kim Haeng on Cryptocurrency Allegations: "I Am Not a Coin Jang-i"

At the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Minister's Confirmation Hearing

Kim Haeng, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, strongly denied allegations related to virtual currency (coins), stating, "I am not a coin trader."

During the confirmation hearing held by the National Assembly's Gender Equality and Family Committee on the 5th, Kim responded this way to questions from Moon Jung-bok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.

Kim Haeng, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, is responding to questions from lawmakers at the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on the 5th. Photo by Yonhap News

Moon said, "Articles generated by Wikitree were posted on a platform called Steemit, and they received an enormous amount of Steem Dollars (coins) from Steemit," adding, "Wikitree even engaged in abuse (manipulating view counts) to receive more coins."

He then asked, "Can you disclose the coin wallet?" to which Kim countered, "Our company has never dealt with Steemit or coins even once."

When Moon attacked, saying, "You made money from this. Don't lie," Kim rebutted, "I am not a coin trader. Please do not say that."

During this process, there was also a clash between ruling and opposition party lawmakers. Kim prepared a chart showing the current status of major media companies paying coins related to articles concerning coins. When Kwon In-sook, chairwoman of the Gender Equality Committee, requested not to use charts unrelated to the pre-submitted materials, ruling party lawmakers protested.

Additionally, the ruling party opposed the screening of a video containing a past interview with Kim by opposition lawmakers, calling it a "biased proceeding."

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